I now have a full RSS feed running on cvillenews.com. I did just have the headlines and the dates on the stories, but it’s just so bloody useful to be able to syndicate the bodies for news readers and the like. Plus, The Hook really wanted (like, a year ago) to be able to have …
Category Archives: Tech
iSync Motorola.
The new version of Apple’s iSync was just released, and it includes sync support for a whole bunch of new phones, including my phone, the popular Motorola v60i. The problem is that, because this phone doesn’t support Bluetooth, it requires this proprietary USB cable that costs, like, $60. However, on-line electronics store eForcity.com has it …
New look.
I took my site from its old-school look-ma-no-CSS look to one of the standard Movable Type templates. This template allows things like a calendar, archive links, a blogroll, etc. I’ll eventually make something that’s mine, but the old thing had to go, and I don’t have time right now to put into place the design …
I like big butts.
I’ve got to hand it to Apple’s advertising team: they’ve still got it. When I see this on TV, I’m going to laugh until I choke.
WeatherBlogging
LazyWeb request: WeatherBlogging. There are lots of weather stations that record temperature, wind speed/direction, humidity, barometric pressure, etc., that output raw data that’s easily captured via a USB or serial port. I’d like to see bloggers list their latitude and longitude in their blog’s metadata (as some already do), and provide an RSS feed of …
Wireless Blogger
Woo hoo — I’m blogging wirelessly! This week, I got an 802.11g card (“AirPort Extreme”) for my PowerMac, and an 802.11b card for my iBook. I plugged the cards into each system, turned on “Internet Connnection sharing” on my PowerMac, and it worked automagically. I was going to get some work done this evening, but …
CNN’s Preemptive Obituaries
You’ve got it to CNN — they really know how to plan ahead. If Cheney, the Pope, Bob Hope (is he still alive?) or Nelson Mandela drop dead, they’ve got those obituaries ready to go. How efficient! (Link courtesy Justin Hankins.)
OSS Wins
The success of open source software seems obvious to me — I started writing open source almost a decade ago now, and it couldn’t be clearer that the use of it creates an extremely healthy software and intellectual ecosystem. Despite this, I’m periodically shocked at how successful that it’s been. Years before we had the …
Apple Meets the Little Guy
It has long been rumored that Apple is working on an Internet-based music-purchasing service. Many companies have tried this, and all have failed. The problem is usually a combination of anemic offerings, bad pricing, and harsh reproduction restrictions, with a lack of cooperation from the entertainment industry as the overall limitation. Apple seems to think …
Best. April. Fools’. Day. Ever.
I had nancies.org change its focus from Dave Matthews Band to John Mayer for the day. It took me about six hours this weekend to set up, but it was totally worth it. I mean, how often do you get to play a hugely-intricate prank on ~75,000 people? We got nearly 1,000 pieces of e-mail. …